Fujioka Kaen is just living his daily life as usual, playing games on his Switch while lying down on the bed and eating chips. When suddenly, a hole open below him and he fell right into it.
"Ow! What the--!" he scratches his head, eyes following a shadowy figure imposing him.
"Greeting, my descendant!" the giant creature says with booming voice.
"...What?"
"I welcome you, to the underworld. My domain," Two pairs of horns shining under the scorching flames.
"What?"
"It is a surprise, seeing one of my kin having such strong mana concentration while living for so long in the living world. Why, I ought to use it for my benefit! That's why I asked you take care part of the underworld for me," crimson eyes smiles devilishly. His wings spread proudly and his tail swinging lazily.
"WHAT?"
And that's how, Fujika Kaen, who just found out he's related to the King of Hell, is forced to work in the underworld. Helped by the residence living in it, can he survive working here while balancing his life on earth?
Elliot's partner was his whole world, but after Allan's death, his ghost haunts Elliot's dreams. Everyone tells Elliot to move on, but he isn't sure he can.
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It's been a year since the love of Elliot's life, Allan, passed away. Everyone thinks he should have recovered after that much time, but Allan still haunts Elliot every night. He struggles to maintain relationships with his family, and despite a coworkers interest he can't summon up the courage to date. Elliot is living for the past, because to live for the present means he'll have to live with a hole in his heart. But the question Elliot has to face chases him through his monotonous days: is mourning Allan with everything he has truly living?
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